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1 The Planting of English America

2 North America in 1600 South America and Mexico had been radically altered by European contact North America in 1600 largely unclaimed and unexplored Early 1600s 3 European powers make claims in 3 different parts of North America 1607 English at Jamestown 1608 French at Quebec 1610 Spanish at Santa Fe

3 England s Imperial Stirrings Why England colonized Americas late First 1/2 of 1500s, England was Spain s ally Had little interest in competing with Spain 1530s Henry VIII broke with Catholic Church Set off decades-long religious 1558 Protestantism became dominant in England Increased rivalry with Catholic Spain

4 England s Imperial Stirrings Ireland gave English practice at colonizing Catholic Irish wanted independence from England 1570s 1580s English troops crushed Irish uprising Used brutal methods English soldiers developed contempt for Irish savages ; attitude brought to New World Indian savages Protestant landlords planted on confiscated Irish land (on plantations)

5 Elizabeth Energizes England Queen Elizabeth (ruled ) Powerful and popular queen Encouraged English expansion

6 Elizabeth Energizes England sea dogs English pirates who plundered Spanish treasure ships and settlements (even though England and Spain were technically at peace) Most famous was Sir Francis Drake Traveled world; brought back huge amount of treasure to England

7 Elizabeth Energizes England Newfoundland First English attempt at colonization Collapsed when its promoter, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, died at sea (1583)

8 Elizabeth Energizes England Roanoke 1585 island settled off coast of Virginia by Gilbert s half-brother, Sir Walter Raleigh Roanoke colonists disappeared; still a mystery as to what happened to them

9 Roanoke Island

10 Elizabeth Energizes England Spanish Armada Catholic Spanish King Philip II assembled Invincible Armada of ships to invade England Goals to end Protestant Reformation and revenge for English raids by sea dogs 1588 Spanish sailed for England English sea dogs attacked using better ships (faster, more maneuverable, with better crew) and inflicted heavy damages on the Spanish Then huge storm (the Protestant wind ) finished off the Spanish

11 The Defeat of the Spanish Armada

12 Elizabeth Energizes England Spanish Armada was beginning of end for Spanish empire Took 3 more centuries for empire to fully unravel Spain had overreached itself, sowing the seeds of its own destruction

13 Elizabeth Energizes England Importance of the Spanish Armada to England England s navy dominant in North Atlantic Eventually led to England becoming world s strongest ocean power Dampened Spain s fighting spirit England now displayed the characteristics that Spain earlier had Strong, unified country under popular monarch, religious unity (Protestants had put down Catholics), strong sense of nationalism 1604 peace treaty between English and Spanish

14 England on the Eve of Empire England s surplus population Population expanding (increased 1 million to 4 million by 1600) English land owners enclosed croplands for sheep grazing Removed many people from the land Late 1500s depression hit wool industry, putting many people out of work Puritans strong in these areas Laws of primogeniture only eldest sons inherited estates; ambitious younger sons (like Gilbert, Raleigh, Drake) had to seek fortunes elsewhere

15 Decline in Real Wages in England,

16 England on the Eve of Empire Early adventurers (on their own) unsuccessful Joint-stock company Forerunner of modern corporation Investors ( adventurers ) pooled capital to finance trips to New World

17 England on the Eve of Empire Stage now set for English colonization Peace with Spain Population growth Unemployment Thirst for adventure, markets, religious freedom Joint-stock companies

18 England Plants the Jamestown Seedling Virginia was vaguely defined area in New World named for virgin Queen Elizabeth Virginia Company of London Joint stock company chartered by King James I Purpose was gold and desire to find passage through America to Indies Few investors thought of long-term colonization Only intended to exist for a few years; investors would then liquidate it for profit Enormous pressure put on colonists to quickly find riches or risk being abandoned

19 England Plants the Jamestown Seedling The charter of the Virginia Company Guaranteed to colonists same rights as Englishmen as if they had stayed in England This provision incorporated into future colonists documents Gave colonists that even in Americas, they kept rights of Englishmen Became controversial when rebellious colonists insisted on rights of Englishmen against government they believed were taking these rights away

20 England Plants the Jamestown Seedling Late 1606 Virginia Company sends out 3 ships Spring 1607 land at mouth of Chesapeake Bay Attacked by Indians and move on May 24, 1607 about 100 colonists (all men) land at Jamestown, along banks of James River (both named for king) Easily defended, but swarming with diseasecausing mosquitoes

21 Jamestown Fort, 1607

22 England Plants the Jamestown Seedling Nightmare of Jamestown during early years about 40 people died on voyage to New World 1609 another ship from England lost leaders and supplies in a shipwreck off Bermuda Settlers died by dozens Disease, malnutrition, starvation gentlemen colonists would not work themselves Game in forests and fish in river uncaught Settlers wasted time looking for gold instead of hunting or farming

23 England Plants the Jamestown Seedling Captain John Smith and the Indians December 1607 captured and subject to mock execution by Indian chief (Powhatan) Pocahontas saved Smith in ritual designed to show Smith the power of Powhatan and the desire of the Indians to live in peace Pocahontas became intermediary between Indians and colonists Preserved peace and provided colonists with food

24 Captain John Smith and Pocahontas

25 Pocahontas Saves Captain Smith

26 England Plants the Jamestown Seedling 1608 Smith took control of colony Set up strict rule He who shall not work shall not eat. starving time Colonists still died in huge numbers Ate dogges, Catts, Ratss, and Myce Some even resorted to cannibalism Dug up corpses or food One man killed and ate his wife (and then was executed) Of the 400 colonists who had arrived by 1609, only 60 survived by 1610

27 England Plants the Jamestown Seedling 1610 colonists tried to sail back to England Met at mouth of James River by relief party headed by Lode De La Warr Ordered colonists back to Jamestown Imposed harsh military discipline Took aggressive action against Indians Disease continued to kill many ,200 people lived in Virginia, out of 8,000 who had come there

28 Cultural Clash in the Chesapeake Powhatan Confederacy Powhatan dominated a few dozen small tribes in area of James River when English arrived English called all Indians in area Powhatans Powhatan may have seen English as allies in struggle to control other Indians

29 Cultural Clash in the Chesapeake Relations between Indians and English grew worse General mistrust because of different cultures and languages English raided Indian food supplies during starving times

30 Cultural Clash in the Chesapeake First Anglo-Powhatan War De La Warr had orders to make war on Indians Veteran of wars against Irish, De La Warr brought Irish tactics to fight Indians Raided villages, burned houses, took supplies, burned cornfields

31 Cultural Clash in the Chesapeake peace between Powhatans and English 1614 peace sealed by marriage of Pocahontas to Englishman John Rolfe

32 Cultural Clash in the Chesapeake periodic attacks between Indians and settlers Indians pushed back off land and killed by European diseases 1622 Indians attacked English, killing 347 (including John Rolfe) Virginia Company called for perpetual war against Indians Raids reduced native population and drove them further westward

33 Cultural Clash in the Chesapeake Second AngloPowhatan War Last effort of natives to defeat English Indians again defeated Peace treaty of 1646 Removed Powhatans from their original land Formally separated Indian and English settlement areas

34 The Chesapeake Colonies in the Seventeenth Century

35 Cultural Clash in the Chesapeake 1685 only 2,000 Indians in Virginia (about 10% number in 1607) 1689 English considered Powhatans extinct

36 Cultural Clash in the Chesapeake Powhatans fell victim to the three Ds: Disease, disorganization, disposability Foreshadow of what would happen to the rest of the natives as white settlers moved inward

37 Cultural Clash in the Chesapeake Disease Natives very susceptible to European diseases Epidemics of smallpox and measles killed huge numbers

38 Cultural Clash in the Chesapeake Disorganization Natives not united enough to fight militarily disciplined whites

39 Cultural Clash in the Chesapeake Disposability Natives served no economic function for whites Not a reliable source of labor No valuable commodities to trade (after Virginians began growing their own crops) Natives stood in what of what most whites most wanted: land

40 The Indians New World Indians had experiences change before, including rise and fall of great empires Shock of large-scale European colonization disrupted native life on a large scale

41 The Indians New World Benefits to natives Horses brought about large-scale Indian migration to Great Plains in 1700s

42 The Indians New World Diseases The biggest disruptor to native life Could extinguish entire cultures Some peoples had to reinvent new cultures Elders who held oral traditions in memory killed Remnant groups of natives peoples joined together to form completely new tribe

43 Sickness Among the Natives

44 The Indians New World Trade Replaced barter system between natives European goods (especially firearms) intensified competition among natives for access to best hunting grounds Led to increased native on native violence

45 The Indians New World Indians on Atlantic coast most affected by Europeans Inland Indians had advantages of time and space to adjust to changes European traders who went inland had to conform to some Indian traditions Created a middle ground between Indian and European cultures (both were forced to accommodate to the other) Middle ground ended when Europeans arrived in large numbers

46 Virginia: Child of Tobacco Cultivation of tobacco Grew as a weed in Virginia 1612 John Rolfe perfected curing the weed to eliminate bitter taste Soon grown everywhere to fill insatiable desire in Europe Virginians pushed inward (against Indians) for more land

47 Virginia: Child of Tobacco Tobacco s effect on Virginia s economy Vital role in putting Virginia on firm economic footing Ruinous to soil when continuously planted Chained Virginia s economy to a single crop

48 Virginia: Child of Tobacco Tobacco promoted use of plantation system (and need for cheap, abundant labor) 1619 Dutch ship sold 20 Africans to Jamestown Not clear whether they were indentured servants (for a fixed period of time) or lifelong slaves Planted seeds of slave system Whites too poor in 1600s to buy many slaves % of the population was black; most of these were slaves

49 Virginia: Child of Tobacco Representative self-government in Virginia 1619 the Virginia Company authorized settlers to form an assembly (House of Burgesses) First of many mini-parliaments in America

50 Virginia: Child of Tobacco Virginia becomes a royal colony James I grew hostile to Virginia Hated tobacco Distrusted House of Burgesses (a seminary of sedition ) 1624 king revoked the charter of bankrupt Virginia company Virginia made a royal colony, under king s direct control

51 Maryland: Catholic Haven 1634 founded by Lord Baltimore Wanted profit and refuge for fellow Catholics (discriminated against by Protestant England) Baltimore s plan was to govern as absentee proprietor in feudal relationship Huge tracts of land granted to his Catholic relatives

52 Colony of Maryland

53 Maryland: Catholic Haven Colonists only willing to come to Maryland if they received land Colonists who did come received modest farms dispersed around Chesapeake region Catholic land barons surrounded by mostly Protestant small farmers Conflict between barons and farmers led to Baltimore losing proprietary rights at end of 1600s

54 Maryland: Catholic Haven Maryland relied on tobacco and indentured servants (like Virginia) to sustain economy Only in late 1600s did black slaves begin to be imported (like Virginia)

55 Maryland: Catholic Haven Freedom of religion in Maryland Baltimore permitted high degree of freedom of worship in order to prevent repeat of persecution of Catholics by Protestants High number of Protestants threatened to overwhelm rights of Catholic minority 1649 Catholics supported Act of Toleration Guaranteed toleration to all Christians Decreed death to those who denied divinity of Jesus (Jews, atheists) So in some ways was less tolerant than before law was passed

56 The West Indies: Way Station to Mainland America Early 1600s Spain lost control of West Indies Weakened by military overextension and rebellion in Dutch provinces England moved in to take over Mid 1600s England controlled several important islands (including Jamaica)

57 The West Indies and Carolina in the Seventeenth Century

58 The West Indies: Way Station to Mainland America Sugar was foundation of West Indian economy Crucial difference between tobacco and sugar Tobacco was poor man s crop Planted easily, produced sellable leaves in 1 year, required simple processing Sugar was rich man s crop Had to be planted extensively to yield commercially viable quantities, large-scale planting meant largescale land clearing, elaborate process of refining needed Only planters with abundant capital to invest could succeed in sugar growing

59 The West Indies: Way Station to Mainland America Sugar planters had to import huge numbers of African slaves ,000 imported 1700 blacks outnumbered whites 4 to 1 West Indies are predominantly black to this day

60 The West Indies: Way Station to Mainland America codes written to control slaves Defined slaves legal status and masters rights Example Barbados slave code of 1661 Took fundamental rights from slaves Gave masters almost complete control over their laborers, including right to inflict vicious punishments

61 The West Indies: Way Station to Mainland America Sugar growing crowded out almost all other forms of Caribbean agriculture West Indies depended on North America for basic food and supplies

62 The West Indies: Way Station to Mainland America 1670 group of small English farmers from West Indies arrived in Carolina Had been squeezed out by sugar barons Brought a few black slaves and model of the Barbados slave code Foundation for statutes governing slavery and slave system in mainland colonies

63 Colonizing the Carolinas English Civil War War between Parliament (led by Oliver Cromwell) and King Charles I 1649 Charles I beheaded Cromwell ruled England as Puritan dictator until 1658 (when he died) 1660 Restoration Charles II (son of Charles I) restored to the throne

64 Colonizing the Carolinas Colonialism interrupted during chaos of Civil War Post 1660 known as the Restoration period Colonialism began with greater intensity and greater royal involvement

65 Colonizing the Carolinas 1670 Carolina founded Named for Charles II (Carolus in Latin) King granted Carolina to 8 supporters (Lords Proprietors) These 8 hoped to use Carolina to supply their plantations in Barbados with food and export wine, silk, and olive oil to Europe

66 Early Carolina and Georgia Settlements

67 Colonizing the Carolinas Carolina developed close economic ties to West Indies In addition to shipping food to sugar plantations on West Indies: Many Carolinian settlers were originally from West Indies Brought slaves and slave system with them Used local Savannah Indians to enslave other Indians (about 10,000) and send them to West Indies (and some to New England)

68 Colonizing the Carolinas 1707 Savannah Indians decided to migrate to Pennsylvania New colony (Pennsylvania) founded by William Penn promised better relations between whites and Indians Carolinians decided to thin the Savannahs before they could leave By bloody raids killed almost all Indians in coastal Carolina

69 Colonizing the Carolinas Rice became primary export of Carolina Rice still an exotic food in England Rice was grown in Africa, so planters imported West African slaves These slaves experienced in rice cultivation and had genetic trait that made them immune to malaria By 1710 black slaves majority in Carolina

70 Colonizing the Carolinas Charles Town Also named for King Charles II Became busiest port in South City with aristocratic feel Religious toleration attracted diverse inhabitants

71 Colonizing the Carolinas Conflict with Spanish Florida Catholic Spanish hated mass of Protestants on their borders Anglo-Spanish wars Spanish conducted border raids on Carolina Either inciting Indians to attack or attacking themselves By 1700 Carolina was too strong to be wiped out by Spanish

72 The Emergence of North Carolina Northern part of Carolina shared border with Virginia Virginia dominated by aristocratic planters who were generally members of Church of England Dissenters from Virginia moved south to northern Carolina Poor farmers with little need for slaves Religious dissenters

73 The Emergence of North Carolina Distinctive traits of North Carolinians Poor but sturdy inhabitants Irreligious and hospitable to pirates Strong spirit of resistance to authority 1712 after fighting among North and South Carolinians, North Carolina officially separated from South Carolina Both became royal colonies

74 The Emergence of North Carolina North Carolina shares some distinctions in common with Rhode Island Both were most democratic (and least aristocratic) and most independent of English colonies Both regions fought bloody battles with local Indians

75 The Emergence of North Carolina Carolina s relations with Indians 1711 Tuscarora Indians attacked North Carolina at Newbern North Carolinians (with South Carolinians) defeated and destroyed Tuscaroras Some sold into slavery Others wandered north to become Sixth Nation of Iroquois Confederacy 1715 South Carolinians defeated Yamasee Indians By 1720 all of coastal Indians wiped out in South Powerful Indian tribes (Cherokees, Creeks, Iroquois) inland resisted British expansion for 50 more years

76 Late-Coming Georgia: The Buffer Colony Georgia Founded in 1733 Last of 13 colonies 126 after 1st (Virginia); 52 years after 12th (Pennsylvania) Named in honor of King George II Founded by James Oglethorpe

77 Early Carolina and Georgia Settlements

78 Late-Coming Georgia: The Buffer Colony Purpose of Georgia Chiefly as buffer between valuable Carolinas and Spanish Florida and French Louisiana Received subsidies from British government to offset costs of defense Export silk and wine Haven for debtors thrown into prison Determined to keep slavery out

79 Late-Coming Georgia: The Buffer Colony Savannah Port city in Georgia Diverse community All Christians except Catholics enjoyed religious toleration Missionaries worked among debtors and Indians John Wesley most famous later founded Methodist church (in England)

80 Late-Coming Georgia: The Buffer Colony Georgia grew slowly Least populous of all colonies Plantation economy stopped by Unhealthy climate Early restrictions on black slavery Spanish attacks

81 The Plantation Colonies England s southern mainland colonies shared some characteristics Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

82 The Plantation Colonies Devoted to export of commercial agricultural crops Slavery found in all colonies Profitable staple (principal) crops like rice and tobacco Including Georgia after 1750 Strong aristocratic tradition because of huge tracts of land in hands of few Except North Carolina and Georgia

83 The Plantation Colonies Wide scattering of settlement slowed growth of cities; made schools and churches difficult and expensive Some religious toleration existed Church of England was dominant faith Expansionary Excessive tobacco growing drove settlers westward

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